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“Today we celebrate and properly recognise someone who embodies excellence,” was the proxy declaration of Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange on Sunday. She was referring to Mervyn Morris, a man whose exemplary...
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The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the Jamaica Music Museum (JaMM) will, on April 30, present International Jazz Day Jamaica, a concert...
NEW YORK (AP): Mary J. Blige, Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool...
He’s a stuntman, and like everyone in the stunt community, he gets blown up, shot, crashed, thrown through windows and dropped from the highest of heights, all for our entertainment. And now, fresh off an almost career-ending accident, this working...
Fresh off the plane, international gospel artistes TobyMac and Kirk Franklin did not disappoint at the Best Dressed Chicken Fun in the Son gospel concert held on Saturday at the National Stadium. It was hard to keep still during TobyMac’s...
Hours before transforming into the weekly held Triple Thursdays, The MECA Jamaica at Marketplace in Kingston had chairs set across the dance floor conference-style in front of a small stage complete with a podium and mic, hosting the launch of...
When discussions began about the increase in visa fees for entertainers looking to perform in the United States, the Jamaica Federation of Musicians and Affiliates Union (JFMAU) made it very clear it was prepared to advocate against the matter....
Evad Campbell was the lone nominee in the music category of the 2023 Prime Minister National Youth Awards for Excellence (PMNYAE), held on the lawns of Jamaica House on Saturday. And, thus, he was the default winner. But that does not take anything...
When internationally recognised songwriter and gospel singer, Kirk Franklin, arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Friday, one thing was abundantly clear in his mind – he was home. It is no secret that the entertainer,...
With the explosive onset of social media in the early to mid-2000s came an abundance of content creators who found that lodging themselves in various niches across the Internet created endless opportunities for profitability. One of those niches,...
NEW YORK (AP): Nearly two years after the knife attack that nearly killed him, Salman Rushdie appears both changed and very much the same. Interviewed this week at the Manhattan offices of his long-time publisher, Random House, he is thinner, paler...
NEW YORK (AP): Could there be a Taylor Swift new album rollout without a few additional surprises? On Friday, the pop star released her 11th album, The Tortured Poets Department, an amalgamation of her previous work and reflecting the artiste who...
Christopher Martin entered the music industry nearly 20 years ago as a bright-eyed teenager in the country’s fastest-growing singing competition. Since then, the young star has transformed into a big deal. Celebrating his upcoming platinum...
Small in stature but with a voice that packs a punch is Stalk Ashley. The dancehall artiste entered the scene in 2019 with her fast-becoming classic anthem Young and has been making waves ever since with sweet vocals delivering raunchy lyrics over...
Since announcing the inclusion of the Appleton Estate Rum Festival in partnership with Blitz, organisers of Reggae Sumfest have been making a great effort to ensure patrons know that the event has more to offer than just two main show nights. CEO...
Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, has been granted permission to accompany her on tour overseas while he is still on probation. The Super Bass singer is out on the road on her Pink Friday World Tour and on Tuesday, District Judge Michael W....
